Saturday, 21 November 2009

Tanya (my older niece) is currently studying literature and film studies at university. Despite her heavy workload she has managed to record a number of songs some written by her.You can hear her sing on www.myspace.com/tanyaseifert Just click to hear her magnificent voice.Look out for her new collection of songs including some ballads that she has composed. These are due out in December.

Friday, 13 November 2009

The veg plot has changed drastically since I last wrote. The potatoes and onions have finished. It has been a poor year for potatoes. I recently discovered that many plot holders have had a disappointing crop! I am now harvesting; courgettes, runnerbeans, kenyan beans, chard, tomatoes and salads.

I have continued to sow reglarly when areas have been cleared of other crops . Recently I sowed more salad, chard, beetroot, onion seed and onion sets (These will probably produce small bulbs).

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Paul Brecher Teacher and Healer

Paul holds classes on Wednesdays and Sundays. On Wednesdays the focus tends to be on Pao Chui and San Sau which precedes Taiji. This often involves vigourous two partner training and other. On Sundays the focus tends to be on people working independently on the forms that they are learning whether it is; Taiji, Pa kua Chang. Qi Disruption forms and other. In all of Paul's classes there is no hierarchy. There is atmosphere of friendliness and support. I speak from personal experienceBelow is a synopsis from Paul's site which if this interests is well worth looking at.www.taiji.net

The College of Chinese Martial Arts Paul Brecher is the Founder and Chief Instructor of The College of Chinese Martial Arts. All his martial arts experience (he has been training since 1977) is contained in the Training Manual of The College of Chinese Martial Arts.This 400 page book contains detailed information about the three Chinese Martial Arts Systems of:Wu Tang Shan Nei Jia Chuan ( Wudang Shan Nejia Quan )Tai Chi Chuan ( Taiji Quan )Pa Kua Chang ( Bagua Zhang ) The College of Chinese Martial ArtsPaul Brecher is the Founder and Chief Instructor of The College of Chinese Martial Arts. All his martial arts experience (he has been training since 1977) is contained in the Training Manual of The College of Chinese Martial Arts.This 400 page book contains detailed information about the three Chinese Martial Arts Systems of:Wu Tang Shan Nei Jia Chuan ( Wudang Shan Nejia Quan )Tai Chi Chuan ( Taiji Quan )Pa Kua Chang ( Bagua Zhang ) .To see more about the new manual and more information about classes please go to: http://www.taiji.net/

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Yahad BaGalil

If you have found reading about Yahad Bagalil interesting please follow the link and take a look at the wonderful work and vision of Yahad bagalil http://vimeo.com/46433037Donations to this wonderful project are welcomed. If you wish to donate please go to their website.

Paul Brecher is London based. To find out more go to his website: www.taiji.net

PAUL HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED A NEW BOOK PLEASE GO TO HIS WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS

A REVIEW OF A TAOIST WAY OF LIFEwrittern by Paul Brecher,I found Paul Brecher's book a fascination description of his travels in search of more understanding of the Chineses Internal Martial Arts and the Taoist way of Life. The first half of the book depicts his experiences travelling, training in the Martial arts and experiences learning various meditation techniques. The second half shows various meditation techniques and philosophy. Throughout the book is beautifully illustrated.This is not a cheap book but well worth a read for those seeking a better understanding. or looking to improve lifestyleHere is a quote from another of Paul's books ' College of Chinese Martial Arts Training Manual.I particularly like this as one can take this at various levels not only Martial Arts'Ultimately we should not be seeing the opponent as someone we should defend ourselves against. Rather we should see them as a person who does not understand the law of cause and effect and they have chosen us to help them understand'.

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Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright

I highly recommend this book which is a study of people who participated in the American war in Vietnam

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Paul Brecher

Paul Brecher has just published a new book: 'Dim Mak for Martial Artists'. Another book that maybe of interest written by Paul is a 'A Taoist Way of Life'. More details can be found on his website: http://www.taiji.net/ To get an overall picture I recommend going to the free video section.

To give you a taster and to show that Taiji is a system which incorporates many aspects. I am adding a taster here (just paste link into your browser if clicking doesn't work

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Jacobs Ladder Returns

A new podcast : Farewell Pete Seeger, inspiration to us all. Includes a phone in interview with Stuart Markus of Gathering Time who braved the dark and cold of 04.30 am to take a phone call from Israel Many thanks to Rik Palieri whose book "The Road is My Mistress" provided some of the material on Pete for the broadcast.www.tinyurl.com/mennyvee

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Recipe of the Day - Kosher Halal diced chicken stir fry

My wife was so enthusiastic about the main dish i cooked tonight she suggested I keep a record. I often lose bits of paper so I thought the best thing is to keep a record of it on my blog and perhaps others can use it to impress their partners. So here goes;Purchase a tub of Halal diced chicken. You don't have to go to a Halal butcher I purchased mine in Tesco!At home I do what I call 'kosher' the Halal chicken. I pour boiling water into a bowl add salt. While it's 'Koshering' I chop up two large onions and start frying them in a pan. I prepare a wok with a some oil add the diced chicken start to fry. Thinly chop up some courgettes, brocolli, olives and . pour on some sweet chilli dipping sauce (from Marks and Spencers). Mix in a bowl some oil and add the following spices; Smoked paprika, Garlic dip mix (which contains dry whey, garlic and other spices. It comes in a powder form, Gyros seasoning, Sprinkle it on and add more gyros seasoning. I purchased quite a few of my spices from a shop called Tiger, Tiger in North Finchley. Add the fried onions that were cooking in a separate frying pan.Stir until well cooked.I also prepared some salad and brocolli as accompanyments.One might ask why Halal I think the meat is very good

Herons Bonsai

I would like to recommend Herons Bonsai for those interested working with bonsai. I have found the owner Peter Chan and staff extremely helpful through the years. See their web address below for full details

Herons Bonsai

I would like to recommend Herons Bonsai for those interested working with bonsai. I have found the owner Peter Chan and staff extremely helpful through the years.

Herons Bonsai

I would like to recommend Herons Bonsai for those interested working with bonsai. I have found the owner Peter Chan and staff extremely helpful through the years.